Characteristics of wastewater and mixed liquor and their role in membrane fouling

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 207-214

  Gao, W J ^a   Han, M N ^a   Qu, X ^a   Xu, C ^b   Liao, B Q ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Membrane fouling; Sludge properties; Submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor; Thermophilic submerged aerobic membrane bioreactor; Wastewater characteristics

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROTEINS;

AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS;

MEMBRANE FOULING;

POLYSACCHARIDE;

BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE FOULING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84869868183     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.075     Document Type: Article

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